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Research Journal of the University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka- Rohana 11, 2019

It is identifiable that the higher educational level of both husband and wife with their
contribution towards the economy of the family unit (See box 08). The altitude of

‘the skills of the educated not to be neglected’ and the social respect derived from

the employment by women might have caused this situation. Anyhow, the economic
difficulties have forced less educated women of low-income families to find some

employment elsewhere (see box 05). Economic participation in the family by both
husband and wife makes an 11% for both villages. Although this percentage is low,

new global values / ideology have influenced to build up this phenomenon.

Although men have secured appointments of job in the government service with the

political sponsorship, women of the families should also find a job to earn some
income. It is a progressive stage to accept that women also have the right to work

and earn income. If the globalization ideology has been fully absorbed by these
villagers, the tendency to find only the suitable jobs labelled for women need to be

changed.

Box 08. Case-07, a 47-year-old woman in Badungoda, Govigamagoda

hamlet

“I am a graduate teacher and got married through a proposal. My husband

was in abroad, at that time, but now he works in a private company.

Husband likes me to do my job, it may be because of my job as a
government teacher who respected by the society. Anyhow very few women

of our village have government jobs. The reason I do not know whether
these are available jobs or else the dislike of men about women doing jobs.

Source; Field Study, 2014/2016

The data obtained from the field research relevant to the below mentioned two

themes have been forwarded with the analysis. The conclusion on foresaid two
themes and the summery of whole study will be declared.

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